James Ford Rhodes
American industrialist and historian
James Ford Rhodes, was an American industrialist and historian born in Cleveland, Ohio. After earning a fortune in the iron, coal, and steel industries by 1885, he retired from business to devote time to historical research. Wikipedia
Born: May 1, 1848, Cleveland, OH
Died: January 22, 1927 (age 78 years), Brookline, MA
Children: Daniel Pomeroy Rhodes
Education: New York University, Lincoln West High School, and Collège de France
Award: Pulitzer Prize for History (1918)
Parents: Daniel Pomeroy Rhodes and Sophia Lord Rhodes